Want concrete pulverized? Try a CIRT.(TECH TALK: A TIP-SHEET ON
THE LATEST GADGETS)
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* Thanks to a Department of Homeland Security rapid technology
application program, an advanced concrete breaking technology has been
developed. The Controlled Impact . . .
Protecting vehicles to fight another day.(TECH TALK: A TIP-SHEET
ON THE LATEST GADGETS)
* Active and reserve Marine Corps units are protecting heavy
equipment and hardware from the ravages of rain, salt spray, sand, sun
and other environmental hazards. The troops are using a . . .
Force field: sapphire shield for guided missiles.(TECH TALK: A
TIP-SHEET ON THE LATEST GADGETS)
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* Optical domes for high-speed missiles that can be custom
fabricated from sapphire, quartz, glass, silicon and germanium have
recently been introduced by Meller Optics . . .
Army, Marines want green ammo ... but not exactly.(Procurement
Brief)
* By presidential executive order, the Defense Department is now
required to buy "green" ammunition for use at training ranges.
The environment-friendly rounds don't leach toxins and are far . . .
'Quality sensors': shape-changing robots for tight
spaces.(Soldier Technology)
* Movie audiences were wowed by the special effects in the 1991
film Terminator 2: Judgment Day, when a human-like robot changed its
form and squeezed through small holes.
The Defense Advanced . . .
Basic needs: Marine Corps' equipment wish list: more of the
same.(Soldier Technology)
The Marines' latest wish list has no surprises. They are
asking for many of the same technologies they have been seeking for
years--sensors that see through dust, precise weapons, lighter . . .
Obscured view: night vision technology not meeting troops'
needs.(Soldier Technology)
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Retired Marine Sgt. Maj. Dominick Green shouted at the group of
assembled night vision technologists in a voice that would make a drill
sergeant wince.
He wanted to make . . .
Wearable anti-sniper technology developed for dismounted
soldiers.(Soldier Technology)
* A vehicle-mounted sensor that detects the location of sniper fire
is now being developed for individual soldiers.
Since its introduction into the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts in
2004, the . . .
Former Army surgeon recommends wearable tourniquets.(Soldier
Technology)
* After witnessing a former colleague bleed to death on the
battlefield, former Army surgeon Keith Rose wondered if there was a
better way to quickly stanch serious wounds.
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Super soldiers: Army scientists in pursuit of the
extraordinary.(Soldier Technology)(Cover story)
Combat uniforms made of light fabrics that are tougher than steel
Batteries that last for days and fit in tiny pockets ... Bug-sized
lasers that prevent fratricide and also function as voice radios . . .
Refurbishments: Bradley makeover to continue for years.(Tactical
Vehicles)
The Bradley fighting vehicle is going through an upgrade. This
includes belly armor to protect it from mines, in-vehicle simulation
training for gunners and an 800-horse power engine to better bear . . .
Tactical trucks: to defeat bombs, armored vehicles get rollers
and arms.(Tactical Vehicles)
The on-the-ground reality of today's battlefield is starkly
unbalanced: a hulking mass of armor on four-wheels can be rendered
inoperable from a couple hundred dollars worth of gadgetry, wiring . . .
Improving combat gear with forensics-based models.(Tactical
Vehicles)
* In an effort to develop safer protective systems, scientists are
scanning the coffins of soldiers coming home from the Middle East.
The Office of Naval Research's expeditionary maneuver . . .
Self-healing armor could be in store for military
vehicles.(Tactical Vehicles)
* The film "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" depicted a
villain whose gaping battle wounds could seal themselves shut just
seconds after being inflicted. Now, in a case of science imitating
science . . .
Lighter trucks: researchers see aluminum as alternative to steel
armor.(Tactical Vehicles)
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Military vehicles in combat zones are so weighed down with steel
that commanders worry that heavily armored trucks often are too hard to
maneuver or even unsafe.
In . . .
Energy markets: 'coal-to-liquids' promise big profits,
but obstacles remain.(Alternative Fuels)
Thanks to the rapid rise in the price of oil, projects to develop
synthetic fuels have stopped waiting for U.S. government funding and are
moving forward.
As the government's largest consumer of . . .
Thinking green: can 'weird' ideas cure our energy
woes?(ANALYSIS)(renewable energy)
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The whir of alternative energy ideas is dizzying. From man-made
tornadoes to harnessing the movement of crowds, the number of new energy
saving concepts seems to be . . .
Disaster relief: naval forces see greater demand for large
amphibious ships.(Amphibious Ships)
HONOLULU -- More nations are seeking to enhance their capabilities
to respond to earthquakes, hurricanes and tsunamis.
Nations with navies, in particular, are relying on their amphibious
ships, . . .
Risky business: security and transportation: a tough balancing
act.(ICAF Industry Study)
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* The United States in recent years has devoted enormous effort and
expense to strengthen the security of the nation's transportation
infrastructure. The key challenge has . . .
Truman's ghost: contractors must prepare for a different
kind of war.(VIEWPOINT)
* It has been said that no public figure ever reaped greater
political reward from chairing a special investigative congressional
committee than Harry S. Truman. His personal crusade against . . .
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